# kolonial
## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kʰoloniˈæːˀl]

### Etymology 1

koloni +‎ -al

#### Adjective

kolonial
* colonial

##### Inflection

$^1$ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. $^2$ The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

### Etymology 2

Shortened from kolonialvarer.

#### Noun

kolonial c (not inflected)
* groceries
** 2016, Anne Marie Ejrnæs, Theas færd, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:Søge hjælp hos kommunen, nej, ikke når man var bondedatter. Så hellere dø af sult, men ikke engang det gik af sig selv, for Lau satte grøntsager og lidt kolonial ude på trappen, når han kom forbi, eftersom hun ikke lukkede entrédøren op.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 1955, Snedkeren:For foruden kolonial og grøntsager at kunne sælge kød og viktualier, har man indrettet et overtryksanlæg, således at støvførende luft ikke trænger fra kolonial- og grøntsagsafdelingen ind i kød- og viktualieafdelingen.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 1957, Jean Mollerup, Indretning af butiker:... Belysning El-install. lnventar Opvarmning Kontor Ventilation Opvarmning El- install. lnventar Tilberedningsrur for grøntsager Trapper Kælderlokaler Størrelse Ventilation El-install. Ca. ... Plan: 1:250 Selvbetjeningsbutik med kolonial og grønt.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* grocery store

##### Synonyms

* kolonialvarer

### References

* “kolonial” in Den Danske Ordbog

## German
### Etymology

From French colonial. By surface analysis, Kolonie +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /koloˈni̯aːl/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aːl

### Adjective

kolonial (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular kolonialer, not comparable)
* colonial

#### Derived terms

* Kolonialkrieg
* Kolonialmacht
* Kolonialware

### Further reading

* “kolonial” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “kolonial” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch koloniaal, from English colonial.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [koloˈnial]
* Rhymes: -al, -l
* Hyphenation: ko‧lo‧ni‧al

### Adjective

kolonial
* colonial: of or pertaining to a colony; of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.

#### Related terms

* koloni
* kolonialis
* kolonialisme
* kolonis

### Further reading

* “kolonial” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From Late Latin colonialis, from colonia.

#### Adjective

kolonial (masculine and feminine kolonial, neuter kolonialt, definite singular and plural koloniale)
* colonial

##### Derived terms

* kolonialisme

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

kolonial m (definite singular kolonialen, indefinite plural kolonialer, definite plural kolonialene)
* groceries (short form)
* a grocer's shop (short form)

##### Derived terms

* kolonialkjøpmann

### References

* “kolonial” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* "kolonial" in NAOB.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Late Latin colonialis, from colonia.

#### Adjective

kolonial (neuter kolonialt, definite singular and plural koloniale)
* colonial

##### Derived terms

* kolonialisme

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

kolonial m (definite singular kolonialen, indefinite plural kolonialar, definite plural kolonialane)
* groceries (short form)
* a grocer's shop (short form)

### References

* “kolonial” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From koloni +‎ -al.

### Adjective

kolonial (not (comparable))
* colonial, pertaining to colonies and colonial rule

#### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

#### Derived terms

* kolonialimperium
* kolonialism
* kolonialmakt
* kolonialstyre
* kolonialtid
* kolonialvara
* kolonialvälde
* postkolonial

#### Related terms

* koloni
* kolonisatör
* kolonisera

### Noun

kolonial c
* (retail) Ellipsis of kolonialvara (“dry goods of a grocery”).
** 2023 March 13, Ellen Larsson, “Matmissionen får rekordstor donation från e-handlaren [Matmissionen receives a record-breaking donation from the online retailer.]”, in Dagligvarunytt:Mathem donerade runt 360 pallar, förutom drygt 36 ton livsmedel med alltifrån kolonial och kylvaror till konfektyr, donerades också en hel del hygienartiklar och leksaker.Mathem donated around 360 pallets, in addition to more than 36 tons of food, including everything from dry goods and refrigerated goods to confectionery. They also donated a lot of hygiene products and toys.

#### Usage notes

* The term refers both to the department itself in a grocery store and serves as an umbrella term for the items within that department.

#### Hyponyms

* finkem (“household chemicals; toiletries”)
* grovkem (“household chemicals; cleaning products”)
* specerier (“groceries”)

#### Coordinate terms

* färsk (“perishable”)

### References

* kolonial in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* kolonial in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)